Author: tyfairclough
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From boys to men
We’ve finally received news on the results of donations for Pius and Norbert. Sponsor, Simon, who last year completed the gruelling 7000km Tour d’Afrique to raise funds, donated more, along with friends, Ian and Adrian, after the unfortunate fire at Pius’ school, Ukwala Secondary School, which claimed all his belongings. Pius now has 2 new…
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Branching out into the Amazon
AVIF are taking a bold new step into environmental and arts volunteering, joining forces with a deprived riberinho (river people) community in the Brazilian Amazon. Working with world-renowned composer and cellist, Diego Carneiro, founder of AmazonArt, we need volunteer teachers with a love for the arts; musical or simply creative, to help teach in an incredible, small but…
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Love it when a plan comes together
I’ve just heard from Carolyn, working with ArrowWeb Hospital in Kayole, Nairobi that fundraising is progressing amazingly. Fundraising for hospital equipment to be shipped over, donated by Aid to Hospitals Worldwide is almost complete but this is just in time for news of a new purpose built hospital which will allow a continual improvement in the…
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Delays in drilling
Its looking like we’ll only be at “hydrogeological survey” stage by the time our volunteers reach Amboseli. Staff of Hope will be on site but, as with everything, if there aint no cash ….. Its such a hard time to be fundraising right now, but we continue to search for the cash needed to sink…
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Feed a Smile 2010 in Second Life and in Nakuru, Kenya
AVIF has been associated with LLK; Live and Learn in Kenya, for many years now, sending volunteers to their operations centre in Nakuru. Having had a virtual office in Second Life (SL) since 2007, pictured below, I urged LLK’s Director Brique Zeiner to join SL‘s virtual charity community – Nonprofit Commons. In true German style,…